Farmers and environmentalists must unite to create a sustainable food system

‘It is progressive farmers who are doing the real work in changing farming and food systems, by shifting to agroecological and regenerative practices.’ Photograph: MediaWorldImages/Alamy

The excellent points that George Monbiot makes are undermined by his narrative, which sets farmers against environmentalists (There are solutions to the food crisis. But ploughing up Britain isn’t one of them, 16 March).

At best, he risks dividing those who would otherwise be allies and putting them into falsely opposing positions. At worst, it is a dangerous distraction while Nigel Farage et al, and the opaque sources of funding behind them, rush to undercut the hard-won progress for climate and nature, health and equity. Of course, we must manage the risk to food security as well as tackle the nature, climate and health crises.